Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Over at The Craft Barn blog the alpha challenge continues... This week it's F but it has to be between Fe and Fr. (I wonder if the person who set this is in to the periodic table or has particular affection for Francium or Iron?!)

I chose Flicker, specifically the Campo Flicker who has the most beautiful of yellow feathers.

The science-y bit - actually it's a bit sparse this time as I couldn't find that much out. It is abundant and of no concern but surely some one must have researched and studied them... I will have another Google when I have a bit more brain power!!

And here is close up of the handsome chap. It's another one I've added to my 'really want to see in real life one day' list.

Here we are - 4 year anniversary. I've not been joining in that long but since I've found Julia and WOYWW I've had huge enjoyment in joining in and snooping other peoples desks! I want to say thank you to Julia for hosting - you are pretty awesome! :)

Here is this weeks unloved desk. Life and a lack of energy have kept us apart for a few days. The washi is in the wrong order, the button boxes are wonky, the dictionary is the wrong way up, and there is a birthday bag plonked haphazardly on the cutting mat. (Had a fab birthday - full of sunshine and cake!) You might also spot a couple of ATC envelopes... One for the person above me on the list and one for the person below. I would love to have made more but hey that's life. I have already swapped one with Twiglet/Jo and hers is gorgeous! I'll share it next week as I haven't taken a photo yet...

Again thanks to Julia for hosting and thanks to everyone who stops by and comments :)

Friday, 24 May 2013

I've had the dictionary page sat on my desk for ages so my main aim was to include it on the layout. Beautiful coincidence that the top of the page said 'Pause' which is exactly what happened at the beach - time paused.

The rest just sort of happened.

I tried to go out of my comfort zone too so there is much more embellishments than I would usually add.

The lace is from Crafty Ribbons. The arrow brad is covered with embossing powder and heated. And of course, there is lots of washi dotted around.

And the letters are chipboard and are covered in sand (my budgie kindly lent me some!) and painted gold.

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Well, it's not really but I've just been pulling things out that I might want to use on a mini album. Next step is to make notes of what is running through my head and then sort in to 'page piles' and then get making!

The usual applies: I hope to stop by your desk to return your lovely comments and also to visit those ending in the same number as me...

Friday, 17 May 2013

It's such a cute idea that I have already made one more and have papers ready to make another! I think they will make perfect gifts or RAK's, especially for those who send letters or cards regularly. I've also repurposed my second one for a recipe folder...

Ronda gives us heaps of options and keep saying 'make it you' so I did... It's green - very me. It has paisley - very me. It has washi - very me. It has a little glitter - very me. The one thing it is missing is ribbon but I fixed that with make number two which I will share in a separate post tomorrow.

Inside has two pockets - I'm keeping sheets of paper in one pocket and envelopes in the other pocket at the moment. During the course I will send and receive letters and art from the same person, they will become my pen pal for want of another term. I intend to put her letters in one of the pockets to keep the safe and all together and use the other pocket for things I will be sending to her.

It has quite a high capacity... I reckon you could get quite a few letters in with no problems.

So there you have it. A cute letter holder. I'm sharing this with my classmates and Ronda. And if you drop by from anywhere else Ronda is running the course again in September, so far I've learnt a lot and I would recommend giving the course a go :)

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